Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Early days of Quiz world cup 2020


Despite all challenges folding around the world, the problem of virus looming and people douting whether the tournament should take place or not, It was still great feeling for all the teams and captains that the Quiz world cup of visually impaired haven't been haulted and it was going to start on 30th of March expanding till 3rd of April 2020 itself. Hence all the teams were helped on to travel inside the lock down situations around the world via the port key system of travelling different places to reach to Belgium and after all have come to the country it was all going to be a great atmosphere and an amazing arrangement by the country's disability forum and Letorth sports club itself. Mr. Pant along side the other 3 captains of the top ranked team felt delighted to be part of such moments and it was at least going to take place amidst all corona virus lock downs and pressure thus it was going to be a great feeleing as soon the world cup would begin and competitive environment would go on. The inauguration of the world cup took place in evening of 29th of march and here the top ranked 4 teams were asked to carry along their flags with their captains in a public march besides whom the other 116 teams participating would follow the procession. Mr. Pant took the lead here and along side the other 3 top ranked teams including Switzerland, Norway and Japan proceeded with the flag moving procession feeling proud for his country and his other team mates marched along with him with was a great joy to be part of. Once that was done an official vegetarian dinner was arranged for all at the European Union parler house by the Prime Minister of Belgium and the other partners involved including Belgian Disability forum and the Letorth sports club and there all the captains greeted each other and had a professional hand shake. Now all that was going to happen that the quiz world cup would begin from the next day and with happy feeling coming soon Mr. Pant along side his team went back to their place. The first day of the quiz world cup started with the 120 teams participating in the braille round and here the braille technology like Orbit from india was also incorporated to read the questionire as the teams filed one by one in diferent shelves locations arranged for them to read and answer in different devices. The certain portable braille slates, Braille type and the Portable braillers were part of the machines involved in the 1st braille round and Mr. Pant sitting on the 3rd shelve no being the world 3rd ranked team seated along side his team to be ready and get on the move. Once the announcement happened, some cheers from the local crowd would be heard and all ready the teams were off and it was good to see that Indian team was on the move and the other players were also typing well on the slates and machines and at the end of the 1st braille round India finished 5th which was great feeling for the captain yet he wanted more speed to come soon. However after gap of an hour or so the second braille round started and the teams who have crossed the 1st round stayed in their allocated shelve to take on the challenge and earlier machines were removed by masked volunteers who have sanitised well and new braille technologies including computers were added to the positions to make the round more effective for sure. In the 2nd braille round it was going to be braille technologies including the Duxbury braille type, the Thordencohr of European design, and the Monns braillejack specially designed for the visually impaired quizzers and Mr. Pant and the others who have prepared for it were ready to go in the 2nd braille round. Once the whistle blew, the crowd remained shouted loudly and all ready the teams have started to burst more fast and it was good to see that Mr. Pant's encouragement was effective as his team started to do more fast effort compared to the 1st round and at the end of the round the team retained their space coming to 3rd number. Although these braille rounds were saddening for some teams as they didn't do enough to keep up with the speed and at the end of both rounds few teams have to go back packing their bags and the portkey system arranged well for their safe travel amidst all the lock down and problems going around was good. In the end of the 1st braile round, around 16 teams had to leave home and a photo session was arranged in which the crowd clapped for their participation and they were handed their certificates. The same procession went on after the 2nd braille round as well and more 16 teams had to pack their bags with sad smiles and goodbyes for all of them and prayers for their safe return back home. Now it was amidst the 88 teams to participate in the next round that will be in 2 typing stage with 1 happpening in Bruges and the other one in Ardenns and all the teams were looking forward to do their bit at large. After gaining official emergency travel passes from the officials, the top ranked 4 teams along side the other 84 remaining headed to Bruges 1st where the first typing round was going to take place. Here after a short welcome, the shelve seating arrangement and all done nicely, the typing round got started an in the 1st round the softwares such as Supernova, Voice over and the Crome fox were brought into use with their European accent and Mr. Pant's team who have used their first reserve player were up for the challenge in the 1st typing round taking place in Bruges on 31st of March 2020. The team did well to keep the game moving, the speed were well managed, and it was very delightful to find that team has progressed more furious and fast and they have smoothed up to 2nd position keeping Japan behind and it was a good competition. With gratifying the officials, having the next emergency pass to travel and leaving the happy effort behind, the remaining teams went to Ardenns. Once the teams have reached to Ardenns, they were again given a huge cheery welcome by the crowd gaining despite all corona problems happening around, and it was good to see their gesture and gratitude supporting the Quiz world cup and here the remaining quiz teams were asked to go for the 2nd typing round for which they wer ready to boost their confidence. In the 2nd typing round, the softwares such as JAWS, NVDA and TTS like Samantha were used to nice proficiency and the teams performed well which was a great show in all. Mr. Pant has explained the team what to do and it was only matter of time that others would come to game and join party and it did happen so as the indian team kept their 2nd position saved going into the knock out stage and all the team members were pleased with the impact as well. Although again like in the braille round few teams would have to go home due to their slow speed and they were knocked out due to their slowness and lack of accuracy and though the top ranked teams fel sad for them thence they all felt gratified for spirit of the game with such approach. In the 1st typing round held in Bruges, 12 teams have to go home packing their bags and again they were handed their certificates and a photo session of all the teams which was heartening. Similarly at the end of 2nd typing round 12 more teams had to go home packing their bags and one more photo session with their certificates given was all over for them. Now it is only matter of time in a different city like Gent that the knock out would start from Round of 64 and Mr. Pant with his team including the other 63 wait for the clash at large. Hence as far if the performance of the Indian team be counted, they haven't let the team down and the remaining reserve player would be tried soon as the knock out would begin and the hope is that even in such difficult times the happy news would continue to blend in and all the teams are extremely gratified to Belgium sports ministry and embassies for such a great arrangement. The teams are looking for more happy moments as the days of the quiz world cup would unfold and they are hoping that they would continue to get such a fantastic support with other countries also contributing for the disability sector despite all the lock down and infection challenges in front of them. All that is needed that the proceeding of calmness be continued with such an indoor game inside the shelves stage arrangement with ease, and if all go well it would be of great joy amidst all the pandemic going on in the world with hopes and blessings for all to be happy and stay safe...

Thursday, 26 March 2020

The occto cell shield for Quiz world cup arrangements


Amidst all the problems looming and the virus spreading so fast many people might have considered how this quiz world cup be made possible or is there any pattern that should be applied? Although to many the signitorial process has already been informed in the earlier blogs, but the medical technology that should be applied to make this quiz world cup possible with participation of 120 countries is not yet mentioned, and hence to make it clear how things work we are going to explain to all in this particular article about a technical aspiration developed in Russia that is known as The Octo cell shield and that will be a key discussion of the whole article that will enable them to understand its role and the way it will help the smooth conduct of The Quiz world cup of visually impaired from 30th March to 3rd of April 2020 in 6 cities of Belgium. This technology that is designed by Sir. C. K. Pashnikov and his team is a lined helmet gear which is able to cover the entire micron of the SARS Covid 2. and it is designed in the eight lines of cell shield to make sure that the virus not go inside your body and a specific sensor machine installed in the cell shield assures that a person ware it with ease and make sure that he or she not get infected, hence what will happen by using this gear that a person who is in the virus effected area would be able to trace the virus, would be able to detect its level and the pattern of the Anti viral formation is designed in the laser form in the helement gear that would ultimately destroy the virus without its even reaching to the nose, throat or other parts of mouth which makes it a unique design, and it has made its impact already in Russia and North Korea depleting the numbers and risking the lesser lives which shows its potency around. After some brief discussions with Honorary Putin sir the president of Russia and the International Quiz Federation and the medical staff of consultations in the I Q F, it has agreed to have these helmet gears necesary for the indoor 5 day sporting event to take place in 6 cities of Belgium and all the players are issued an advisery in leadership of their captains to first receive the helmet gear, then learn how to use them to destroy the corona range, and also use it effectively across the nation to which they are travelling, and the step is a positive sentiment with Russia and China both coordinating with such anti virus formations that are installed in the helmet gear with 8 lines of cell shields and they are effective which will help the world cup be conducted smoothly without any problems and all would go great even in these difficult times to arrange such a huge tournament in a beautiful country like Belgium. Thus on the last meeting held for India with captain Mr. Pant and all the team members present, a distribution session was arranged on the spot where Mr. Pant first demonstrated how to arrange the eight cell lines in the helmet gear and also explained the role of the front light flash and laser gear attached to destroy the virus and the potency in form of anti viral formation added, and with all arrangements done and the head coach also satisfied the team is ready to be part of a memory that they wish to be part of in gap of every four years and with all challenges looming ahead and forward their preparedness is on the front, till more such updates and facts related to the Quiz world cup come by for now like it is said to all its cheers from charlie, stay safe be committed and let the nation breathe... Bharat Mata ki jay. Be an Incredible Indian in these times...

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Indian Expectations in Quiz world cup 2020


Being champions of the last world cup that held in the home country and winning it first time in the history of such a big tournament puts extra pressure on such a team who has played in absence of their captain in the last few months, but his return has assured that such pressure will not be increased, and in the practice sessions that has gone through in Chennai in the month around it has been observed amidst all Corona fears and all the events happpening around that the team is still committed and no matter how much challenges come with the aid and guidance of the docters of both the countries and their signitorial support, the team will not only be participating in the world cup but shall also be travelling in the six cities with great support of the medical experts, and the feeling that they are up for the challenge make the expectations a worth as a starting point for the Quiz world cup of the visually impaired that is looming from 30th march to 3rd April 2020 in 6 cities of Belgium itself. The brief press confrences that took place amidst the meetings in the month of March suggests that the captain is still up for the challenge despite coming after the long gap and the head coach also suggests that the new technologies involved for the tournament are not new both for the captain and the team and it is good to find that they are involved, As mentioned by the guidelines it will be first time when braille technologies would be used for the braille round in the Quiz world cup, and as expected the Indian team has practiced the technologies in their practice sessions assuring their supporters that they are up for it, thence what it does that it assures that they are up for the pressure to soak, but they have also hinted that extra pressure or expectations can be a spoilsport thus they will try their best to do well in the tournament and Mr. Pant has clearly said that they are going to play a good game and that will be the only way they will adapt in the tournament. As far the experts consider it, the tournament will be a challenging one for the Indian team as it is longer than earlier world cup, though no dout it doesn't consist of the round robin format that used to exist in previous times, but the knock out rounds starting from round of 64 and going till the endd in the finals being of 8 hours can be a fatigued one, and in this darker times where things are facing locked down and arangements has to be done according to the most needed accuracies it will depend how the team manages the hard core scenario, thus the experts of the Quizzing in the field of vision impairment have also suggested that Indian fans can expect a lot from the team to do well, but in the meantime they should also restrain from making it a spoilsport and all the Indian team need is the calm approach and if they go through the right pathway it will result well thus it would be interesting how they perform in the quiz world cup. The formal practices are almost at the last minute for the Indian team to proceed, lot is there on the stake to do well in the tournament looming and how they will do the effort all rests on the 8 players shoulders with 5 playing regular and 3 being the reserve ones, and how the medical staff of the team and the coaches manage will also be an impressive fact to consider, all we can hope that the team would perform well, they may try their best to play a good game like Mr. Pant has regularly hinted, and till more such news and update come on the context of the Quiz world cup 2020 for now like it is said its cheers from charlie to all at large...

Friday, 20 March 2020

Venues for quiz world cup 2020


It is part of the official process of the quiz world cup that once a hoste has been chosen, its certain cities are asked to arrange by process of mutual understanding and finding it suitable on the basis of barrier free environment with accesible support and volunteers that they must take the responsibilities to hold the tournament by adjusting all requirements being fulfilled and these cities are affiliated by the International quiz federation once the decision of the Sports ministry of the country chosen as host is done, and the information is confirmed to all the parties as nation states participating which shows the formal process by which it is done and help in understanding the cultural impressions of such big tournament like the Quiz world cup itself. Last time when the quiz world cup took place in India, due to the vastness of the field like Sports and the intensity of the all robin round format there were around 18 cities chosen for the tournament and it went all to good with very smooth practice of the Sports Ministry and the disability forum organising with many supporting volunteer parties gathered and making it a dream come true for the teams who came to participate and made it a great event of its own unique design and cultural flavour, showing how venues are chosen and how they play their part for the community like Visually impaired themselves, and helped in making a great standard by having such venues who arrange all the systems and make such a big tournament an impressive one around. Now as the four years have gone passt and the tournament will happen once more, no matter how many Novel Covid pressures or transport challenges come, there are six cities chosen by the Belgium Sports authorities and the Lethorth sports club, and these six cities are first observed by charity groups and volunteer parties that they are safe amidst the threats of the corona virus looming ahead, and after confirmed that it is safe to come and travel by agreeing to all parties the cities chosen for the 5 day tournament includes Brussels, Brudges, Ardens, Ghent, Monns and Antwerp, and these cities will officially host as venues for the 2020 quiz world cup and should serve the purpose in the current crisis situation by efforts of the great community like visually impaired to show the faith in each other and face the problem rather then in the name of quaranteen having hide out and the six cities are confirmed to host the tournament from 30th March to 3rd April 2020 themselves. The information was updated once the host has confirmed these cities for the tournament on the official I Q F portal, and the update of the six cities chosen are greeted with great energies from top four teams including Switzerland, Norway, India and Japan, and all the other 116 countries participating gave their nods, agreeing to the fact that despite all problems coming from corona including travel and movement they will participate, and seeing the great gesture it felt great to Mr. Pant and the Indian head coach that they may be criticised but are in the right direction ahead and they all look for a great world cup to come and do well in the same, till more such updates and articles from the Quiz world cup 2020 come into vision, for now like it is said its cheers from charlie to all...

Sunday, 15 March 2020

Symbol of quiz world cup 2020


Again like every big tournament, the quiz world cup of the visually impaired is also represented by a symbol that would represent the whole community and as it is a big tournament to host, the same process of once a host is chosen goes on and after the place and theme are decided through signitories of the International quiz fedeeration the process to choose the symbol proceeds in which two rounds take place in which the 1st one is the round of advice where nation state suggests what may be the symbol, and in the second one the suggestion is compared with the symbols chosen in the past world cup to make sure that it is unique in nature, and once both rounds are held the symbol is decided and is chosen for such a big tournament to take place in a particular country in gap of around 4 years with mor than 100 teams participating in such a huge tournament itself. In the year 2016 when the world cup was hosted last time in India, the symbol was spirit amblem which had its four wheel and each wheel was represented with certain colour and signs to show the world being unity, accuracy,, community and strength being four pillars of visually impaired and it was appreciated across the world when it came and all the captains were joyous to have such a great symbol for which it got lot of appreciation also from the Unesco and being the part of the quiz world cup it suited unique purpose of its own dsign as certain community showing their power and capacity to be together, and hence it had its own mark and symbolic effect. In the year 2020 as the four years have passed by and the new world cup is looming soon at the end of March, and with all suspitions of corona virus going and people being wondering whether it will happen or not, its good to share that the both rounds of the symbol selection process have completed and with online discussion and video call confrencing amongst all the signitories of the international quiz federation, a unique symbol has been chosen for the Quiz world cup of visually impaired to take place from 30th of March to 3rd of April 2020 in 6 cities of Belgium,, and the Lethorth sports club has shown it to the local public in a small gathering which shows that the move is on the cards and the tournament will take place in its usual passion, and as quiz is a indoor sports it help more in professional ways to take sensitory measures for diseases and how travel will be managed is up to all the countries participating, but the fact that remains to share with all that the symbol is chosen for tournament. It is going to be 4 candle lights spreading their light in four different directions and it has been approved by all signitories as their last decisions to make the 4 candles representing as the world cup symbol, Whereby the 1st candle will represent the unity of the all visually impaired people of the world, the second will represent accuracy to help each other in challenging situations, the third will represent the community as an ultimate man power, and the last candle would serve the purpose of the strength by which all are involved no matter how many questions or challenges are raised, and in this pattern the four candles burning would be the symbol of the quiz world cup 2020 and it would be interesting how they make their mark as the tournament take place with no corona barriers. Hence to proceed, The symbol was first greeted by the top four ranked teams including Switzerland, Norway, India and Japan and their captains including Mr. Pant are curious to see the impact it would make and the same reactions have come from their coaches, all the teams who are participating have applauded the impressions on the judgement, and ultimately the inspirations behind the four candles lights will be a great one to see how it all spans out, till more such information with more such articles and updates on Quiz world cup come in front of all of us, for now like it is said to all its cheers from charlie...